Sheet paper dispenser



Nov. 23, i943.

H, ENSMINGER SHEET PAPER DISPENSER Filed April 22, 1941 ul-I...

:IIE-Ei E Paienied Nev. 23, 1943 ,i Qassam r ,r l Y,'SHEETPAPERDISENSER- i vpensing desired lengths-.1, of` sheetpaper-.from a roll, and in"V its present embodimentis designed."

for dispensing lengthsof waxed sheet-paper Vfrom a roll such asvmarketed for ,householdguse An object of the invention lis. to `provideVadis#` penser `oi thecharacter described which willkeep the paperffullyvprotected from exposure before being withdrawn;fromV the device,and will pereh mit the user-to sever the'sheetinaready manner tcperrnitAinsertion of aroll of waxed paper or and grip andwithdrawthe sheet fromthe device,.

notwithstanding the fact ,that the leading edge, of the sheetmaybe-inaccessible after severance of the` preceding portion.

i Another bjecplof theinvention is tdprovide adispenser having allzofthe parts" mounted on two distinct units which are arranged to` beseparated from each lother to pe'rnni',v refilling. the dispenser andwhich are so designed Y and Yhave the Vparts arranged vthereon insuchfmannerthat,v ther reassembly :of the units jon Athe refillingoperation will serve tofautomatically position'and` threadA the paperthrough the cooperating parts.

` A furtherobject of lthe.invention `is to provide2 a dispenser'of thecharacter described; which will be gattractivelin appearance;inexpensive to manufacture, easv' to operataand not apt to become out ofj order when subjected ,to' Vcareless usage.

[The invention -possesses,other `*objects Vand A features 'of advantage,sorneofV which withthe foregoing, will'sbe'set forthjin the followingdescription of .thepreferre'd form of the invention Vwhichfisillustrated'in ythe drawing accompany-H ingand forming partjofthespecification. It isV `l'figiireZL-is a ktransverse sectional Viewofthe,

dispenser taken on the line 242 of Figure 1.-` Y Y ,Figure 3 AisV afragmentarylongitudinal sectional view taken onthegline 3,3 of-Figure 1.f

-Figure 4"is a longitudinal sectionalfview ofiV the i dispenseron areduced scale.

ew of a dispenser the; like such asnavailabl onthemarkeL-and is:provided with abottomlwall llLxend wallsl and front and-i rear wallsHand iwhichareof such. lsiz'e as,to i supportiand accommodate thegroll`therebetween. t The cover Iisy provided: with an open bottomsothat-theireceptacle may be; inserted within theicover, and is formedwithfa top wall l5, front varid-rear walls 2| and 22 and endv walls A23vcorrespondinginjgeneral to the similar wallstof the receptacle,`theendewalls of the cover being, however, ,appreciablv wider than theend' walls ofzthe receptacleY so that-ar space 2li-may be left `betweenthev front walls l1 and 2| when ther units are in assembled relation., i

Inthe present embodiment of the invention `'the dispenser is. arrangedfor, support on a wall or the like and the attachment of the deviceinv-pos-Y-iV Y tionxi's arranged tobe effectedthrough means of thecover. 1;' Forthis reason there-is provided in the rear; wall 22suitable slots26 `through which may be :inserted suitable Ascrews 21 for`fasteningthe cover to theFwall. A'lloreleasably hold the receptacle inthe cover with the space 24 defined as aforesaidfthere is providedoneach of: the end p r 1 walls of the,` cover a pivoted spring`pressedhook 28which is designed to engagea pin 29 project,

inglfrom, the end wallslofthe receptacle, a slot 3libeing providedy in`the end walls of the cover so as to accommodate "and guidelithepin.

As will be clear fromV Figure 2, the front Vwall IT of the receptacle isforeshortened at the top so as to providean outlet opening for thesheetfrom, the; receptacle `and preferably the` upper edge 32 of such wall isrolled so as to provide al smooth ,guide for thesheet overvsuch wall.rThe sheet, as will also bel clear from said guregis Figure 5 is atransverse `sectional view sirrii'larfV y to Figure j2 `but` showing amodified construction'.

Figure 6 isa fragmentary sectional vview taken' on the line 6-.6 ofFgure5; t

AS illustrated 'in the drawinggtneidispenser arranged-tobedrawn from`over the upperedge 32'. down through-,the Vspacey2ll.and through a'discharge opening 33 fdened betweenthe vlowerl edge'of the wall ITandthe wall-21. 'Ihe lower edge 34 of wall2i is preferably serrated orotheriv wise t formed; to permit Vthe il ready t. severance `of thesheet whenzthelportion vextending from the opening 33 is pulled againstand'across suchiedg'e.

As willrr begevid'entwhen the sheet `is severed at theedge 34 theleading`portion of the sheet-remaining attached to the roll iis left hiddenland relatively inaccessible-in the. space 24. In order; t therefore-toadvance the sheet through the opening'33 so. as to-permit gripping by--the user `for withdrawal andv severance ofanotherlength of myinvention is made upoftwo distinct unitsl i2 Y and I3 respectively'comprising a receptacle and cover." VThe receptacle is formed open atthe top the sheet,` I. provide-cooperating means' on the receptacle andcover, which may bei actuated jfrom 'the' exterior of the cover toinitially advance the sheet when it is desiredy to withdraw and remove alength after the previous severing operation. In accordance with theabove I provide a pair of friction rollers 36 and 31 respectivelycarried by the receptacle and cover. The rollers which arepreferablyformed of rubber and arranged in parallel relation, aredesigned to project into the space 24 so as to resiliently grip betweenthem the portion of the sheet extending through the space. Oneof therollers has 4a fixed mounting', while the other is mounted to permit ittoV be yieldingly urged toward the other. As

here shown, the roller 36 is mounted-for rotation i about a fixed axisand' accordingly is provided with a shaft 38 mounted in xed bearingsV3i!` attached to the front wall of thenrecveptacle. As Y will be clearfrom Figure 3, such wallv is provided with a slot 4| and the rollerispositioned so as to lextend through the slot 'and into thespace 24.'The front Wall 2| is slotted at 42 similar to" the wall Il so as toaccommodate the' roller 3T, part of which is'k arranged to extendintothe space 24 and outside the wall 2| sol as 'to be accessible* toithe 'userefo'r gripping and rotation. Roller 3l is provided withfa shaft43 which is mounted in bearings 44 which permit :mrnement of the shaft'transversely of theaxis or in other words, to and from the roller SSLorder toy urge the roller 31 towardthe'roller 36 #and thereby insure thegripping of theI sheet `b'etvveen'the rollers, a springk 46 is insertedin the bearings to engage and press the shaft 4.3 toward the-bearings 44for the roller 36. A modied'iorm'of mounting forthe roller V31 isshownin Figures 5 and 6. In thisembodiment the roller shaft43 isprovided'on an arm 41 'pivotallyv connected to' the front'walll IV abovethe s`101:1"42, thearmbeingiorcedby` a spring 48' to urgethe roller 3Trearwardly towards the roller 3B.k The-arm 4-1' as well as the' bearings44"'may bel positioned inwardly or outwardly of the wall 2l.V However,'it is preferable t'ov position' the same on theV inner-side-ofvthe'wall', as here illus-A tratd; so asto concealsuch vparts. Preferablythe wall 2|' iis-'bowedoutwardlyso as' to permit" th mountini'g` forfthe'r'roller' 31 to be more: con-V veniently carried and arranged on theinner side of the wall.`v "It will now be clear that with the sheetpositienedbetweenthe rollers the operator may readily!advanc'ze thesameso that theA leading edgewill-extend' through` `the 'passage 33 bysimply moving in the proper direction the portion of the roller' 3lprotruding outwardly ,from .the wall 21;/ 1

It is important to note that the design` and arrangement of the rollers36 and`3'l are sucht-hat.

the receptaclemay be disengaged from the cover and replaced positionvwithoutVV requiring manipulation of thefroller' mountings yor relatedparts.l VInother?words,y not only may the units be'- rea'dily separatedfor' refilling the' vreceptacle' without requiring manipulation of therollers and associated! parts, but the units may be corre:- spondinglyre-as'sernbled to automatically posi?-` tion and thread' the sheetl in'andv through the rollersfor Withdrawal inl the r'equired manner.

that it is practically impossible to reinsert the receptacle withoutpositioning the sheet andV a cover for said receptacle provided with afront Y' wall positioned opposite said receptacle wall and having alower serrated edge and a slot in registration with said roller, and aroller` carried by said cover` Wallpositioned with a portionv provtrudingfrom the outer-side and a portion pro-. trudingefrom theinnerside to press said' sheet vpor-tion.against the first roller;

'2. In a sheet paper dispenser of the'character described, ari-open topAreceptacle.designedv to ,supportarolly of sheet paper and having a fronte Wall' ,overfand down acros'sl the' outer side ofI which'the sheet isyarranged tobe' drawn', a cover for saidrec'eptacle mounted tooverlie=said're cept'acle-frnt Wallin spaced relation and having a frontwa1l para1lel1to andspaced from` said receptacle front wallwherebythesl'ieet may be extended* downwardly therebetween and having apaperv severing edge atthe bottom thereof, a roller'carried by saidreceptacle fronti wall inposition to'eng'age the sheet, anda rollercarried by said cover frontr wall positionedA to engage Thus,- topermitfthel separationof the'units, itis lmerely necessary to' releasethe hooks 28,-so that the receptaclemaylbe lowered' through the opening'in the bottom of the cover. Y When a new roll is' then inserted inthereceptacle-with a portion folded overthe guide 32-'andwithsidcientlength e depending from, the: lower edge; off the wall l1, thereceptacle is reinserted into Ythe cover so that i thesheet'ispositionedin the space 24V and-gripped between. the two'rollers. yIt .will thus. be seen said sheetvopposite said first rollerand having' a portion of its periphery exposed at the Vouter side ofsaidcover front vwall for manualiengagement and rotation;

V3'. In asheet paper dispenser of the character4 describ'ed, ayreceptacle having a bottomY and'front and rear walls for supporting andpositioning a rollcf paper' thereinja' cover for enclosing jsaidreceptaclehavinga top' andfront and rear walls positione'dflposite thelcorrespc'nidingWalls ,ofl

, the. receptacle; and with'the'fiont walls"s'pac'ed apartfor thepassage of the sheet therebetween@ the front wall of' the vreceptacle:being, fore? shortened at [theV top and formedto provide a"A guidefor'the sheet from the' roll" to the space i between the frontrwalls,means to releasably hold" the receptacle and lcover in assembledrelationr a roller carried on said receptacle front wall protruding intosaid space, said cover frontwa'll havinga lower cutting edge and alslo'topposite said roller, and a roller carried fby said cover and'positioned lin said slot-with a portion' extending outwardly from thewall and a portion projecting. into said space for cooperation withsaicifirstA lroller in gripping thesheet therein.

4. In a sheet paper dispenser of the character described, aV receptacle,designed to contain a roll of paper and havin-g Ya front wall-providinga guide" over which the sheet from the. roll is drawn,V a cover,.enclosing f the receptacle having'` av front wall' provided with.a'sl'ot and positioned oppositeV tov and vseparated vfrom saidreceptacle* front wallft'o providea vertical extending-spacetherebetween for the sheet from'the roll, said' cover front' wallv beingbowed' outwardly 'from said container' front wall tov increase thewidthV of said space, a roller carriedl by said cover in said slot andprojecting into said space and outwardly from the front wall of thecover, andaroller carY ried by the front wall of the receptacleoppositey sal-d iirst roller and extending into-said spacepforcooperation with said other roller to grip the sheet therein.

5. In a sheet paper dispenser an open bottomed cover arranged forattachment to a Wa'll or the like and including top and side frontWalls, an open-topped 4sheet paper roll receptacle formed to fit withinsaid cover walls and having a bottom and Walls substantiallycorresponding with and positionable opposite to the walls o f the coverwith a space between the front walls of said cover and receptacle toprovide for the passage of the paper from the roll and the outlet of thepaper from said space, cooperating fastening means on the receptacle andcover for releasably holding the receptacle in the cover and permittingdown- Ward removal of the receptacle from the cover, and cooperatingrollers carried by the receptacle and cover Yat said front Walls andextending into said space for engagement With the sheet, the roller onthe cover having a portion of the periphery thereof exposed andaccessible for turn? 10 ing at the outer side of the cover.

WYATT H. ENSMINGER.

